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Collison's first-party 2024 X post names Middlemarch among four clear standouts, says he would enthusiastically reread them, and says he would probably choose Middlemarch if revisiting one.
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Patrick Collison on X · 2024-12-27 · accessed 2026-07-10
Social post · First-party X post
Collison's first-party X post identifies Middlemarch as one of four clear standouts, says he would enthusiastically reread the standout novels, and says he would probably choose Middlemarch if revisiting one.
Collison's official bookshelf says the page is a physical-books catalog, not an overall list, but explains that books shown in green are titles he thought were particularly great.
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Patrick Collison · mid 2026 note on page; original list kept for posterity · accessed 2026-06-21
Personal website · Personal bookshelf rating
The page says Collison flagged a few books he thought were particularly great in green. This row imports only green-marked titles and does not treat the full bookshelf as a recommendation list.
The transcribed Reading List includes Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World among the books and articles Tony Fadell says helped him, his friends, and mentors.
The title appears in the Reading List section attributed to Fadell in Build; the source is a secondary transcription rather than a verbatim excerpt for this individual list item.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Lanre Dahunsi · 2022-06-07 · accessed 2026-08-10
Article · Secondary transcription of book reading list
This page transcribes the Reading List section from Tony Fadell's Build and introduces it as a list of books and articles that helped Fadell, his friends, and mentors. Google Books independently identifies a Reading List section in Build.
Collison's official bookshelf says the page is a physical-books catalog, not an overall list, but explains that books shown in green are titles he thought were particularly great.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Patrick Collison · mid 2026 note on page; original list kept for posterity · accessed 2026-06-21
Personal website · Personal bookshelf rating
The page says Collison flagged a few books he thought were particularly great in green. This row imports only green-marked titles and does not treat the full bookshelf as a recommendation list.
Collison's official bookshelf says the page is a physical-books catalog, not an overall list, but explains that books shown in green are titles he thought were particularly great.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Patrick Collison · mid 2026 note on page; original list kept for posterity · accessed 2026-06-21
Personal website · Personal bookshelf rating
The page says Collison flagged a few books he thought were particularly great in green. This row imports only green-marked titles and does not treat the full bookshelf as a recommendation list.
A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman's Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder and listed Endurance.
Evidence detailsSam Altman AMA transcript comment on recommended books for young startup founders
The title appears in the transcribed Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books Altman recommends for a young startup founder.
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Hacker News / Algolia API · 2015-10-21 · accessed 2026-06-22
Comment · HN transcript of Twitter AMA answer
A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman answering a Twitter AMA question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder; Altman later confirmed the disputed Art of War in the Middle Ages title in the same thread.
A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman's Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder and listed Zero to One.
Evidence detailsSam Altman AMA transcript comment on recommended books for young startup founders
The title appears in the transcribed Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books Altman recommends for a young startup founder.
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Hacker News / Algolia API · 2015-10-21 · accessed 2026-06-22
Comment · HN transcript of Twitter AMA answer
A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman answering a Twitter AMA question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder; Altman later confirmed the disputed Art of War in the Middle Ages title in the same thread.
A first-person reading list in his 2022 update, focused on understanding political and institutional history. Inclusion records his selection; it does not endorse the book’s arguments.
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Andreessen’s authored update lists the two James Burnham books together with an explicit positive assessment in the Books section. Catalog wording is a citation paraphrase.
Evidence detailsTobi Lütke: The Skills AI Makes More Valuable
Lütke names The Managerial Revolution as the first James Burnham book in this recurring nonfiction list; he describes Burnham's books as fantastic and extremely relevant.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
The Knowledge Project · 2026-09-15 · accessed 2026-09-27
Video · Official Knowledge Project interview recording
Direct captions around 01:01:54–01:04:23 identify The Managerial Revolution as Burnham's first book in the sequence. Book identity and 1941 publication metadata are matched to Open Library work OL3272673W.
A first-person reading list in his 2022 update, focused on understanding political and institutional history. Inclusion records his selection; it does not endorse the book’s arguments.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Andreessen’s authored update lists the two James Burnham books together with an explicit positive assessment in the Books section. Catalog wording is a citation paraphrase.
The person’s own reader-facing recommendation. Citation paraphrase, not a verbatim quote.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Paul Graham · undated · accessed 2026-09-30
Personal writing · Personal reading advice
Graham answers what to read to learn history with a positive named list including Franklin, Autobiography. Roberts history is discussed without a recommendation and not imported.
Reading list · Official a16z attributed reading list
The section headed Chris Dixon directly names this book and praises it. Only his section is used; recommendations by other contributors are not attributed to him.
Blank includes Blue Ocean Strategy in the Must Read Books section.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank lists Competitive Advantage among Porter's strategy standards.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank lists Competitive Strategy among Porter's strategy standards.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank lists Dealing with Darwin alongside Geoffrey Moore's technology-market books.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank recommends the book for value propositions and value delivery systems.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank names Do More Faster in his Strategy Books for Startups section.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank says Agile understanding is needed for Customer Development and names Beck's book.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank says to read it for the sources of innovation.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank lists Inside the Tornado alongside Geoffrey Moore's technology-market books.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank lists Davidow's technology-marketing book in the strategy section.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank lists On Competition among Porter's strategy standards.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank names Talking to Humans in the entrepreneurial management stack section.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank describes it as the first insider view of how a decentralized company works.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank calls the strategy books classics but timeless and explains why this one matters to market-type thinking.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank includes The Innovator's DNA in the Must Read Books section.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank says he read the Christensen books as a handbook for startups trying to disrupt established companies.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank names The Marketing Playbook in his Strategy Books for Startups section.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank says software-company managers need to read Brooks's book.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank recommends the book for lifetime value, profitable customers, and get/keep/grow thinking.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank recommends the book for large-company innovation and repeats it in enterprise innovation reading.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank notes Drucker's management-by-objective framing while discussing corporate innovation sources.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank connects Schumpeter's book to creative destruction and entrepreneurship.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank includes The Tipping Point in the Must Read Books section.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
Blank lists Davidow and Uttal's book with Marketing High Technology.
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Steve Blank · accessed 2026-06-21 · accessed 2026-06-21
Official source · Official startup reading list
Steve Blank's official Books for Startups page names these titles in startup reading sections and includes direct guidance such as must-have, must-read, essential reading, useful read, or listed book guidance.
The transcribed Reading List includes A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life among the books and articles Tony Fadell says helped him, his friends, and mentors.
The title appears in the Reading List section attributed to Fadell in Build; the source is a secondary transcription rather than a verbatim excerpt for this individual list item.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Lanre Dahunsi · 2022-06-07 · accessed 2026-08-10
Article · Secondary transcription of book reading list
This page transcribes the Reading List section from Tony Fadell's Build and introduces it as a list of books and articles that helped Fadell, his friends, and mentors. Google Books independently identifies a Reading List section in Build.
Collison's official bookshelf says the page is a physical-books catalog, not an overall list, but explains that books shown in green are titles he thought were particularly great.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Patrick Collison · mid 2026 note on page; original list kept for posterity · accessed 2026-06-21
Personal website · Personal bookshelf rating
The page says Collison flagged a few books he thought were particularly great in green. This row imports only green-marked titles and does not treat the full bookshelf as a recommendation list.
Collison's official bookshelf says the page is a physical-books catalog, not an overall list, but explains that books shown in green are titles he thought were particularly great.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Patrick Collison · mid 2026 note on page; original list kept for posterity · accessed 2026-06-21
Personal website · Personal bookshelf rating
The page says Collison flagged a few books he thought were particularly great in green. This row imports only green-marked titles and does not treat the full bookshelf as a recommendation list.
Collison's official bookshelf says the page is a physical-books catalog, not an overall list, but explains that books shown in green are titles he thought were particularly great.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Patrick Collison · mid 2026 note on page; original list kept for posterity · accessed 2026-06-21
Personal website · Personal bookshelf rating
The page says Collison flagged a few books he thought were particularly great in green. This row imports only green-marked titles and does not treat the full bookshelf as a recommendation list.
The transcribed Reading List includes Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning among the books and articles Tony Fadell says helped him, his friends, and mentors.
The title appears in the Reading List section attributed to Fadell in Build; the source is a secondary transcription rather than a verbatim excerpt for this individual list item.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Lanre Dahunsi · 2022-06-07 · accessed 2026-08-10
Article · Secondary transcription of book reading list
This page transcribes the Reading List section from Tony Fadell's Build and introduces it as a list of books and articles that helped Fadell, his friends, and mentors. Google Books independently identifies a Reading List section in Build.
Collison's first-party 2024 X post names Bleak House among four clear standouts and calls it a close second after Middlemarch.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Patrick Collison on X · 2024-12-27 · accessed 2026-07-10
Social post · First-party X post
Collison's first-party X post identifies Bleak House as one of four clear standouts, says he would enthusiastically reread the standout novels, and describes it as a close second.
The title appears in the Reading List section attributed to Fadell in Build; the source is a secondary transcription rather than a verbatim excerpt for this individual list item.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Lanre Dahunsi · 2022-06-07 · accessed 2026-08-10
Article · Secondary transcription of book reading list
This page transcribes the Reading List section from Tony Fadell's Build and introduces it as a list of books and articles that helped Fadell, his friends, and mentors. Google Books independently identifies a Reading List section in Build.
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